Chapter 12 Comparing and Merging Models

Selecting properties to merge

When objects have different definitions, you can select a merge action to synchronize their definitions. PowerDesigner lets you define exactly which property you want to merge in the object definition.

Note   Comparison of property values
You can double-click a property in the property comparison part to display differences between models. When a line is added the following symbol is displayed >>, when a line is deleted, the following symbol is displayed <<.

Steps To select properties to merge:

  1. Select objects with different definitions in the object comparison part of the Merge window.
  2. Select or clear the check boxes corresponding to the properties you want to merge in the properties comparison part of the Merge window.

    By default, the diverging properties are selected in the list:

 

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